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Agricultural Nutrient Management Program

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Q: When giving nutrient recommendations for a spring-seeded perennial forage crop, should I also include maintenance recommendations for the same growing season? A: The pre-plant fertilizer recommendations sustain the crop through the first cutting. After the first cutting, maintenance...

Q. My client has less than 20 animal units, so I know that we can use book values for the manure nutrient content rather than requiring a manure sample. She would like a multi-year plan, but isn’t sure on which fields she’ll end up applying the manure. Is it ok to develop a plan with multiple field...

Q. Why isn’t nitrate included in the average manure composition table on the ANMP website? ( Posted March 16, 2018) A. Very few laboratories serving agricultural clientele analyze for nitrate in manure and other organic samples submitted to them, so we have insufficient data for reliable averages...

Q. Results occasionally come back on soil and manure/compost analyses that are confusing or potentially flawed. Where can I find examples of these types of analyses so I know when to contact the lab or how to enter the results? (Posted on March 2, 2018) A. See the Nutrient Management Planning Tools...

Q. Results occasionally come back on soil and manure/compost analyses that are confusing or potentially flawed. Where can I find examples of these types of analyses so I know when to contact the lab or how to enter the results? (Posted on March 2, 2018) A. See the Nutrient Management Planning Tools...

Introduction: Results occasionally come back on soil and manure/compost analyses that are confusing or potentially flawed. The following examples, explanations, and resolutions should help provide guidance in some of the more common situations that arise. Examples and Resolutions: The following...

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